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Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:56 pm
by spring hill bill
Wow, my estimates based on the person standing by the windmill suggest that it must have been around 95 - 105 feet tall (from the ground to the top of the wheel), with a wheel diameter around 61 - 67 feet. That's a TEXAS - sized machine.
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:39 am
by Wayne
Not only is the windmill big it looks to be on a 3 legged tower with an observation platform behind the wheel. Wonder if the wheel rotated into the wind under the platform. The platform was stationary.
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:50 am
by Wayne
A couple of photos from the Windmiller's Gazette gallery!
MastFoosIronTurbine.jpg
StoverMfgFreeport.jpg
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:42 am
by JBarker
Hardware Store Brownwood, Texas, selling Aermotor windmills. Neat pic!
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:46 pm
by windybob
I guess the prices are too high. They're all standing around waiting for customers. haha
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:16 am
by Kansas Rust Buzzard
One of the many early irrigation systems in Western Kansas.
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:08 am
by Wayne
That's cool! Are those all tailless Pipe Raymond or Dempster? An education everyday!
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:11 am
by Kansas Rust Buzzard
Bobtail Raymonds, very few Dempsters around here.
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:15 am
by Wayne
Do they still use the irrigation ponds?
Re: Black and White windmill shots
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:01 am
by Kansas Rust Buzzard
No, the last one I knew of was in the late 50s, then wells got big enough they went to flood, by the 70s and 80s we had some 2,000 +gal a min wells, now they are back to 400-800 gal mostly as the water is playing out.